Jean-David Beauguel

Jean-David Baptiste Francois Beauguel (born 21 March 1992) is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker.

Jean-David Beauguel

Beauguel with Fastav Zlín
Personal information
Full name	Jean-David Baptiste Francois Beauguel[1]
Date of birth	(1992-03-21) 21 March 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth	Strasbourg, France
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	Chamois Niortais
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011	Toulouse	0	(0)
2012–2013	Espérance de Tunis	0	(0)
2013–2014	Waalwijk	28	(4)
2014–2017	Dukla Prague	61	(9)
2017–2018	Fastav Zlín	36	(14)
2019–2022	Viktoria Plzeň	97	(43)
2022–2023	Al-Wehda	16	(2)
2024–2025	Qingdao West Coast	25	(5)
2025	Stal Mielec	6	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:00, 27 May 2025 (UTC)

After starting his football career in his native France, he moved to Tunisia for half-a-year, before spending a season playing club football in the Netherlands. In 2014, he moved to the Czech Republic, where he played until 2022. He made a switch to Saudi Arabia in 2022, before moving to China in 2024. In 2025, he joined Polish club Stal Mielec.

Career

Early career

Beauguel played for Toulouse in France. Although he didn't play in any league matches,^[2] he scored in a Coupe de la Ligue match against Nice on 31 August 2011.^[3] He later headed to the Netherlands, where he played for RKC Waalwijk, but left after the club was relegated from the Eredivisie at the end of the 2013–14 season.^[4]

Czech Republic

Beauguel trialled with Czech club Dukla Prague in July 2014, scoring four goals in a half-hour section of a friendly match in a pre-season friendly versus Varnsdorf.^[5] A week later he signed a three-year contract with Dukla.^[6] Beauguel scored seven goals in the first half of the 2014–15 Czech First League.^[7] Having scored nine goals in 61 games for Dukla over the course of two and a half seasons, Beauguel signed for First League side Fastav Zlín in January 2017.^[8]

In November 2018, with his Zlín contract due to expire in less than two months, he signed a pre-contract agreement with Viktoria Plzeň.^[9] On 8 December, he did not appear for Zlín in their Czech First League match against Plzeň, having asked Zlín coach Michal Bílek not to select him for the match.^[10] This stirred controversy in the media, with news outlet iSport reporting that Viktoria Plzeň allegedly pressured the player to skip the match.^[11] Zlín lost the match 2–0.^[12]

Al-Wehda

On 17 June 2022, Beauguel joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Wehda.^[13]

Qingdao West Coast

On 24 February 2024, Beauguel signed with Chinese Super League club Qingdao West Coast.^[1]

Stal Mielec

On 24 February 2025, Beauguel moved to Polish top-flight side Stal Mielec on a deal until June 2025.^[14] Goalless in six appearances, he was released by Stal at the end of the 2024–25 season.^[15]

Personal life

Born in France, Beauguel is of Chadian descent through his father.^[16]

Career statistics

As of match played 3 May 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[17]

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Waalwijk	2013–14	Eredivisie	28	4	0	0	—		3[b]	2	31	6
Dukla Prague	2014–15	Czech First League	27	8	0	0	—		—		27	8
	2015–16	Czech First League	20	0	4	1	—		—		24	1
	2016–17	Czech First League	14	1	2	0	—		—		16	1
	Total		61	9	6	1	—		—		67	10
Fastav Zlín	2016–17	Czech First League	7	2	2	0	—		—		9	2
	2017–18	Czech First League	11	3	1	0	1[c]	0	1[d]	1	14	4
	2018–19	Czech First League	18	9	2	0	—		—		20	9
	Total		36	14	5	0	1	0	1	1	43	15
Viktoria Plzeň	2018–19	Czech First League	13	6	—		2[c]	0	—		15	6
	2019–20	Czech First League	21	6	4	1	0	0	—		25	7
	2020–21	Czech First League	30	12	5	2	3[e]	0	—		38	14
	2021–22	Czech First League	33	19	2	0	5[f]	2	—		40	21
	Total		97	43	11	3	10	2	0	0	118	48
Al Wehda	2022–23	Saudi Pro League	16	2	2	1	—		—		18	3
Qingdao West Coast	2024	Chinese Super League	25	5	1	0	—		—		26	5
Stal Mielec	2024–25	Ekstraklasa	6	0	—		—		—		6	0
Career total			269	77	25	5	11	2	4	3	309	87

1. Includes Czech Cup, King's Cup, Chinese FA Cup
2. Appearances in Eredivisie relegation play-offs
3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
4. Appearance in Czech-Slovak Supercup
5. Appearance in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
6. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Fastav Zlín

• Czech Cup: 2016–17^[18]
• Czech-Slovak Supercup: 2017^[19]

Viktoria Plzeň

• Czech First League: 2021–22^[18]

Individual

• Czech First League top goalscorer: 2021–22
• Czech First League Forward of the Year: 2021–22
• Czech First League International of the Season: 2021–22^[20]
• Czech First League Player of the Month: May 2022